Infobip vs messages.dev
Compare Infobip and messages.dev side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
Infobip
Global CPaaS and Apple Messages for Business provider
- Starting price
- $0.0075 to $0.0083 per US SMS (indicative)
- Free plan
- 60-day free trial, no card, up to 100 messages per channel to your verified number
messages.dev
TypeScript-first iMessage, RCS and SMS API
- Starting price
- $99/month per line
- Free plan
- Sandbox: 50 messages a day to your own paired phone
Infobip supports 35 of the 77 features compared here, and messages.dev supports 30.
Where Infobip is ahead
- Bring your own number
- Outbound-first messaging
- RCS
- Telegram
- Phone calls
- Apple Messages for Business
and 14 more in the table below.
Where messages.dev is ahead
and 9 more in the table below.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | Not supportedNo iMessage support | |
| Group chats | Not supported | |
| Group management | Not supported | |
| Group name and photo | Not supported | Not listed |
| Mentions | Not supported | Not listed |
| Tapbacks | Not supported | |
| Threaded replies | Not supported | |
| Typing indicators | Not supported | |
| Read receipts | Not supported | |
| Edit and unsend | Not supported | Not listedNot in the endpoint list in llms.txt. |
| Message effects | Not supported | Not listed |
| Animated text effects | Not supported | Not listed |
| Stickers | Not supported | Not listed |
| Formatted text | Not supported | Not listed |
| Attachments | Not supported | |
| Live Photos | Not supported | Not listed |
| Rich link previews | Not supported | Not listed |
| Voice messages | Not supported | |
| Contact cards | Not supported | |
| Polls | Not supported | Not listed |
| Chat backgrounds | Not supported | Not listed |
| Location sharing | Not supported | Not listed |
| iMessage apps | Not supported | Not listed |
| Live app cards | Not supported | Not listed |
| Sender name and photo | Not supported | Not listed |
| FaceTime calls | Not supported | Not listed |
| Delivery status | Not supported | |
| iMessage availability check | Not supported | Not listed |
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not supported | Not listed |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | Not supportedNo iMessage support | |
| Dedicated numbers | ||
| Shared numbers | ||
| Bring your own number | Not listed | |
| Line pooling | Not listed | |
| SMS fallback | Not supportedNo iMessage support; Messages API can fail over from RCS or WhatsApp to SMS | Not listedLines can be iMessage, SMS or auto; fallback behaviour is not documented. |
| RCS fallback | Not supportedNo iMessage support | Not listed |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | Not supportedNo iMessage support | Not listed |
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | Not listedHomepage and terms mention RCS; the API docs do not document it. | |
Not supportedNot offered | ||
| Telegram | Not supported | |
| Slack | Not listed | Not supported |
Not supported | ||
| Phone calls | Not supported | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supported | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | ||
| Python SDK | ||
| Other SDKs | ||
| CLI | Not listedNo CLI found in the docs or on Infobip's GitHub | |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | Not listed | |
| Open source | ||
| Self-hosting | Not listed | Not listed |
| Local testing | ||
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | |
| Event replay | Not listed | |
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | Not listed | |
| CRM integrations | Not listed | |
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | Not listed | |
| Agent framework integrations | Not listed | |
| Streaming replies | Not listed | |
| Agent group chats | Not listed | |
| Human handoff | Not listed | |
| Audit logs | Not listed | |
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | ||
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not listedNo SLA figure in the public terms, which promise reasonable skill and care | |
| Isolated infrastructure | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| GDPR |
Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.
Pricing
Infobip
Pay as you go per message, with rates by channel and country, plus monthly subscriptions for platform products such as the contact center.
Pricing model: per message
Sourcemessages.dev
The sandbox is free for 50 messages a day; a production line is $99 a month with unlimited messages, and Enterprise is custom.
Pricing model: flat per line, no per-message fees
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Infobip if you need bring your own number, outbound-first messaging, RCS and WhatsApp.
Choose messages.dev if you need iMessage, group chats, tapbacks and threaded replies.
Frequently asked questions
Infobip supports 35 of the 77 features compared here, and messages.dev supports 30. Infobip adds bring your own number, outbound-first messaging, RCS, WhatsApp and Telegram. messages.dev adds iMessage, group chats, tapbacks, threaded replies and typing indicators.
Infobip: Pay as you go per message, with rates by channel and country, plus monthly subscriptions for platform products such as the contact center. messages.dev: The sandbox is free for 50 messages a day; a production line is $99 a month with unlimited messages, and Enterprise is custom.
messages.dev does not list bring your own number on its site or in its docs.
messages.dev does not support outbound-first messaging.
messages.dev does not list RCS on its site or in its docs.